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On the move
Kerrin MacPhie
1. VisitBritain and VisitEngland
have confirmed the appointment
of former ACC Liverpool sales
director Kerrin MacPhie as the
new head of business events.
MacPhie will reinforce
partnerships across government
and industry and build Britain’s
international brand for business
events.
2. Henri Fissore, retired
Ambassador, has been appointed
chairman of the board of
directors of the Grimaldi
Forum, succeeding on 1 October
minister plenipotentiary Jean
Pastorelli, who had held the post
since 2011.
Henri Fissore
Lauren Newbery
Christine Roberts
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3. Lauren Newbery has been
appointed as marketing and
events coordinator for
Conventions and Incentives New
Zealand (CINZ) based in
Auckland.
Previously she was events
coordinator at the New Zealand
Planning Institute.
4. Meeting Professionals
International (MPI) has selected
Christine Roberts to serve as
executive director of the MPI
Foundation. Roberts will be
responsible for setting strategic
and financial goals as well as
directing fundraising and
operational activities.
Mash Media
scoops double award
Conference & Meetings World and sister
title Conference News each scooped a win
at the Business Travel Journalism Awards
on 5 October at the Natural History
Museum, London. Journalists from
national, consumer, broadcast, and trade
media were recognised for their quality
coverage on topics relating to business
travel and meetings and events.
Cathy Newman, UK’s Channel 4 news
journalist and broadcaster, hosted the
night and was joined by an expert judging
panel comprising of business travel and
meetings managers, industry experts, and
respected journalists.
Organised and promoted by leading
travel management company, Carlson
Wagonlit Travel, (CWT) the awards
are a celebration of the achievements
of individual journalists, designers and
editorial teams.
CMW editor Paul Colston was awarded
Meetings & Events Editor of the Year
for the second time, after winning it
previously in 2012.
Meanwhile, CMW’s Oman supplement
– Oman is waiting to meet you – picked up
the Supplement of the Year for Meetings
ISSUE 91
& Events category. The award was
collected by deputy editor Martin Fullard
(pictured centre right) and senior graphic
designer Mana Assoudeh (pictured
centre left), who both put the supplement
together.
Colston said: “The award is great
recognition to our Mash Media
Conference Editorial team and our efforts,
particularly over the past year to drive
forward on all fronts, including print,
online and introducing new products
like our Association Event Manager
publication.
“We have created the most talented,
creative and hardworking team that I can
remember here. It has been a privilege
to continue to lead this development and
seize new opportunities in a changing
market that has seen many fall by the way.”
On winning Supplement of the Year
for Meetings & Events, Assoudeh said:
“With this supplement we wanted to try
a different approach. Sometimes it is easy
for such a magazine to be overloaded
with information and end up text-heavy,
which of course creates a challenge for the
designer.”
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